Communist Party Of Canada
Elizabeth Rowley
On October 19, VOTE to put the NEEDS of working people and the environment FIRST, before corporate profit!!!
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Create Jobs and Increase Wages!
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Make full employment and full-time jobs a top priority.
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Raise the wages of workers.
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Guarantee decent benefits for all
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Expand Universal Social Programs – End Poverty
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Peace and Disarmament
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Nationalize Energy and Natural Resources
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Public Ownership & Democratic Control
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Keep Industrial Jobs in Canada
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Expand Public Healthcare
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Tax the Greedy, Not the Needy
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Global Environmental Justice – Act to Halt Climate Change
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Fair Trade & Sovereignty, not Capitalist “Globalization”
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End “Security State” Laws
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Justice for Aboriginal peoples and Québec
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Full Gender Equality NOW
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Fight Racism, Sexism and Homophobia
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A Democratic Immigration Policy
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A Future for Youth – Education for All
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A Bill of Rights for Labour
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Housing is a Basic Human Right
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Make Every Vote Count
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Support Family Farms – Defend Canada’s Food Sovereignty
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A New Deal for Cities
A short biography of Miguel Figueroa, leader of The Communist Party of Canada.....
http://communist-party.ca/a-short-biography-of-miguel-figueroa-leader-of-the-communist-party-of-canada
Miguel Figueroa has served as leader of the Communist Party of Canada since 1992.
For more than 40 years of activism and campaigning, he has been a champion for socialism and a better future for the working people of Canada.
Soon after becoming Party leader, he led an historic legal victory for democracy in Canada.
Miguel participated in the elaboration of the Party’s new political program, Canada’s Future is Socialism!, a process which began in the mid-1990s and culminated in the adoption of the final version at the 33rd Central Convention held in February 2001. The Party Program boldly proposes a road to a new society based on solidarity, equality and emancipation.
Canadian Candidates for The Communist Party of Canada 2015
MARIAM AHMAD – TORONTO CENTRE TRISTAN DINEEN – GUELPH MIGUEL FIGUEROA – DAVENPORT DREW GARVIE – UNIVERSITY ROSEDALE ELIZABETH HILL – DON VALLEY WEST HARINDERPAL HUNDAL – BRAMPTON NORTH MICHAEL LEWIS – LONDON WEST BOB MANN –HAMILTON EAST - STONEY CREEK ELIZABETH ROWLEY – SUDBURY STUART RYAN – OTTAWA CENTRE LARRY WASSLEN – OTTAWA SOUTH SALEH WAZIRUDDIN – ST. CATHARINES
Naomi is a retired computer programmer who sings in a progressive choir. She has been a peace and feminist activist since her teens. She was a founding member of the Women’s Studies Centre at the UofA and of Edmonton Working Women. She currently lives in Edmonton with the younger of her two daughters. Communist-Party.ca/NaomiRankin naomi@votecommunist.ca 780 934 7893
Jason greJasonw up in Calgary and has a BA Honours and MA in History. He is completing his BEd to become a high school teacher. “Well-funded, quality public education is a right not a privilege,” he says. Married with four sons, Jason is a long-time member and spokesperson for Anti-Racist Action. Strongly against neo-Nazi groups, he is calling for stronger hate laws. Communist-Party.ca/JasonDevine jason@votecommunist.ca 403 248 6489
Tyson Strandlund grew up in the riding and is Métis, supporting indigenous sovereignty. Currently studying history at the University of Victoria, he is the organizer of the local Young Communist League. Active in the student movement, Tyson calls for eliminating tuition fees, a $20/h minimum wage, and environmental justice. Communist-Party.ca/TysonStrandlund tyson@votecommunist.ca 1005 Wurtele Pl., Victoria, V9C 4S7 250 920 6770
Darcy Robinson is a social worker in Quesnel, holding degrees in political science and social work. A member of the Metis nation, Darcy has First Nations and Métis family across the west and a strong background in Aboriginal affairs. “Implement the Truth & Reconciliation Commission recommendations,” he says. “Raise wages and living standards!” Communist-Party.ca/DarcyRobinson darcy@votecommunist.ca 1100 Mcrae Rd Quesnel V2J 6N8 236 424 2006
Brent Jantzen is a longshoreman and secretary of the Young Communist League in Vancouver. He has been active fighting for a higher minimum wage and is calling for a $20/h living wage as well as pay and employment equity. He is outspoken for solidarity with Palestine. “Peace and jobs — not bombs,” he says. “People and nature before profits!” Communist-Party.ca/BrentJantzen brent@votecommunist.ca 706 Clark Dr, Vancouver, V5L 3J1 604 254 9836
A long-time Surrey resident, Iqbal Kahlon has been active in the labour and peace movements for many years. He is a strong supporter of human rights and anti-racism, and is fluent in Hindi, Punjabi and English. A welder by profession and a former trade union member, Iqbal is currently manager of a welding shop and married with two children. Communist-Party.ca/IqbalKahlon iqbal@votecommunist.ca 706 Clark Dr, Vancouver, V5L 3J1 604 254 9836
Kimball Cariou grew up in rural Alberta, in a working class family with roots in the immigrant and Métis communities of the prairies. Since moving to Vancouver in 1993, he has edited People’s Voice newspaper. He is an anti-war activist, a strong supporter of Aboriginal rights, and a vocal advocate for the equality rights of queer and trans people. Communist-Party.ca/KimballCariou kimball@votecommunist.ca 706 Clark Dr, Vancouver, V5L 3J1 604 254 9836
Frank is a City of Winnipeg outside worker, CUPE Local 500. He is a fighter for Aboriginal people’s rights, including implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommendations. A proud parent, Frank believes all children should have what they need to succeed, including quality public education and universal, quality, affordable public childcare. Build more schools, not prisons! Communist-Party.ca/FrankKomarniski frank@votecommunist.ca 204 586 7824
Leader of the CPC Manitoba and former chair of the Canadian Peace Alliance, Darrell fights for a foreign policy of peace and disarmament and welcoming to Canada US military veterans who are against war crimes. Darrell is working to strengthen a range of social, labour, and civil democratic rights movements, starting with the repeal of police state law Bill C-51. Create jobs, raise wages! Communist-Party.ca/DarrellRankin darrell@votecommunist.ca 204 586 7824
Marianne Breton Fontaine a grandi dans la circonscription. Militante du mouvement étudiant, elle étudie en Droit. Elle fait campagne pour la création d’emplois, la pleine égalité pour les femmes et s’oppose à toute forme de racisme et de discrimination. « Mettons fin à la disparité salariale, légiférons pour la pleine équité en matière de salaire et d’emploi. » dit-elle. Communist-Party.ca/Marianne marianne@votonscommuniste.ca 5359 Ave. du Parc, Suite “C” Montréal, H2V 4G9 514 512 6222
Pierre Fontaine est un militant syndical de longue date impliqué à la CSN. Il plaide pour le développement des droits démocratiques et des droits du travail. « Le NPD et le Bloc soutiennent le néolibéralisme » dit-il, « Allons plus loin que simplement bloquer Harper, votons pour nos intérêts de classe. Communist-Party.ca/Pierre pierre@votonscommuniste.ca 5359 Ave. du Parc, Suite “C” Montréal, H2V 4G9 514 512 6222
Étudiant, militant pour la gratuité scolaire, Adrien Welsh a grandi dans la circonscription d’Outremont. Il a étudié la linguistique à Montréal et à Paris et a pris part à plusieurs conférences et brigades de solidarité anti-impérialistes en Europe, en Amérique latine et au Moyen – Orient. Il y a dénoncé vertement les politiques de l’OTAN au profit d’un message de paix et d’avenir meilleur pour la jeunesse. Communist-Party.ca/adrien adrien@votecommunist.ca 5359 Ave. du Parc, Suite “C” Mont
William Sloan est avocat à la retraite. Communiste depuis son enfance, il est militant international pour les droits humains, pour la paix, et est aussi connu comme le « Capitaine Boycott » de Palestiniens et Juifs Unis (PAJU). Il est aussi cuisinier, mycologue, musicien, et cycliste. Il accuse Harper « de nous laisser Mordor en Alberta, Kafka à Ottawa, et un accouplement avec Benjamin Netanyahu qui ne produit que des enfants morts» Communist-Party.ca/william william@votecom
Ryan is employed as a residential rehabilitation worker with children on the autism spectrum. He also has experience in health care with adults with special challenges and as a rehabilitation educator, providing physiotherapy for adults with brain injuries. Ryan has struggled to reclaim his native heritage and is a member of the Qalipu Mi’Kmaq First Nation band. He is raising the call for Aboriginal sovereignty as well as the rights of the Acadian peoples.
The Communist Party works for the political advancement of the Canadian workers, fishers and farmers and the middle sections of the population. In the course of a consistent struggle for democracy, the majority of the Canadian people, by their own united actions and political will and led by the working class, are capable of achieving major advances. The Communist Party works for cooperation with all labour and democratic forces to bring about a new majority to fight for fundamental change and social advance through the achievement of a people’s government, opening up prospects for further revolutionary transformation and the victory of socialism......
Canadian Communists stand for the emancipation of all humanity from capitalist exploitation, colonial plunder, imperialist war, poverty and ignorance. The Communist Party works to convince the Canadian working class of the necessity for solidarity with the working people of all countries who are attempting to break free from the domination of imperialism and are striving to build socialism......
The Party’s organizational principle of democratic centralism combines the participation of all its members in democratic discussion and decisions on policy and the election of all leading committees, with central collective leadership in action and with decisions binding on all members. It relies on criticism and self-criticism and the public acknowledgement of error in order to learn from its mistakes and to improve its work....
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Since the founding of the Communist Party of Canada in 1921, Canadian Communists have held high the banner of peace, Canadian independence, democracy and socialism. They have always stood with the struggles of the workers and farmers for a better life, often providing leadership for those struggles.
This is the Communist program for Canada.